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It's Official: Rutgers Jumps to Big Ten

Updated Nov. 20, 2012 6:30 p.m. ET

Rutgers University officials confirmed Tuesday that the school is joining the Big Ten Conference, possibly as soon as 2014-15, taking a leap in revenue and stature from their current home in the Big East Conference. The announcement came a day after the University of Maryland announced it would join the Big Ten, bringing conference membership to 14.